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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2013; 19(6): 903-908
Published online Feb 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.903
Published online Feb 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.903
Table 2 Early and later complications in the 5 patient groups
| Balloon size | ||||||
| EST alone (n = 42) | 8 mm (n = 35) | 10 mm (n = 87) | 12 mm (n = 29) | 14 mm (n = 15) | P value | |
| Early complications | ||||||
| Post-ERCP pancreatitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.918 |
| Perforation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bleeding | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.961 |
| Incidence of pneumobilia | 7 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0.039 |
| Later complications | ||||||
| Long term outcome | ||||||
| Incidence of pneumobilia | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0.029 |
| Reflux cholangitis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.235 |
| Recurrence of CBD stones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.624 |
- Citation: Li NP, Liu JQ, Zhou ZQ, Ji TY, Cai XY, Zhu QY. Ampulla dilation with different sized balloons to remove common bile duct stones. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(6): 903-908
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i6/903.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.903